Example sentences of "[be] commonly [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems to be commonly supposed that it is description rather than theory as such which makes the most direct contribution to language teaching . |
| 2 | When this happened , however , even the traditional features became more stereotyped because choreographers used only those which the audience could easily recognise and which were commonly seen and heard in a particular country . |
| 3 | Mr and Mrs Bourne were told by experts their son 's condition was not genetic , and chemicals were commonly used when Mrs Bourne was pregnant . |
| 4 | They were commonly shown as half-figures carved in relief within a frame . |
| 5 | Scarman identified two views that were commonly held as to the causation of the disorders . |
| 6 | It 's commonly held that instruments are generally better made these days — even the cheap ones — and one of the prime benefits of this is that the purchaser has a better than even chance of buying a worthwhile instrument , regardless of cost . |
| 7 | These bodies have various functions ; none is exclusively concerned with what is commonly regarded as being their primary function , i.e. the making of laws . |
| 8 | Blues too is commonly regarded as centrally to do with the expression of alienated subjectivity caught within oppressive social structures ; in a previous book ( Middle ton 1972 ) I argued that the effects of this are apparent in the musical form itself-in disjunctive structures , an immanently contradictory musical language and a commitment to ‘ authentic ’ self-expression — and I drew parallels with modernist art . |
| 9 | We can quickly dispose of the most obvious zone fossil , the king himself , in that he had already lived for 60 years before his era began and we have seen that his era is commonly regarded as lasting several years after his extinction . |
| 10 | In southern and eastern Europe uncooked meat , as dried or cured spiced sausage , is commonly eaten and may be a route of infection . |
| 11 | In Britain , American experience is commonly cited as setting a precedent both for what can be done and for the policy strategies necessary for success . |
| 12 | Religion has much deeper roots , and its influence is much more pervasive than what is commonly seen and interpreted as ‘ religious ’ . |
| 13 | This is commonly done where information needs to be transferred from one computer to another as in banking or for the operation of a fax machine . |
| 14 | The assumption is commonly made that the decisions to be taken in caring for such patients , the therapeutic strategy to be adopted , are wholly medical matters , and thus wholly for the doctors to make , with or without discussion with the patient . |
| 15 | It is commonly assumed that the strategy of ‘ area bombing ’ — indiscriminate attacks on largely civilian target ‘ areas ’ , usually in city centres — failed in its express aim of undermining and destroying the morale and will to resist of the German people and instead merely stimulated such an intense hatred of the enemy that the bonds between regime and people were strengthened , not weakened . |
| 16 | It is commonly assumed that this is widespread and costs enormous sums of money , and that it is a more serious offence than tax-evasion , which in fact costs the exchequer billions of pounds , far in excess of the cost of social security fiddling . |
| 17 | A long tradition associates the organ with Christian worship and it is commonly assumed that every church has one . |
| 18 | It is commonly assumed that it is impossible to change this state of affairs , but the Guild of Food Writers believes it can be done , and that it is all-important , even vital , to do so , says Claudia Roden , its vice chairman . |
| 19 | It is commonly assumed that British black children speak a variety of English indistinguishable from the local white norm . |
| 20 | Although it is commonly assumed that these tests reflect compliance with the diatary treatment , this has never really been proved for ingestion of small amounts of gluten . |
| 21 | Moreover , this distinctive structural location has been remarkably resilient to change and it is commonly argued that schooling plays a big part in the reproduction over time of the position of black people in British society . |
| 22 | For example , in the UK it is commonly argued that Labour governments give a special role in public policy-making to the trade unions ( with whom the party is closely associated ) , whilst excluding business interest groups from comparable influence . |
| 23 | Furthermore , it is commonly argued that the courts can fail to place a proper actuarial value on potential pension benefits and that ( typically in pursuit of a ‘ clean break ’ ) a divorcing wife 's loss of potential benefits can be ‘ traded off ’ or glossed over against her need for a home . |
| 24 | It is commonly argued that nationalization takes place in order to socialize the losses of sectors of capital where capitalist relations have broken down ( e.g. Fine and O'Donnell 1981 ) or to resolve an immediate crisis in a sector of the economy , as with the creation of the Italian state holding company IRI by Mussolini in response to the impending collapse of the banking system ( Maraffi 1980 ) . |
| 25 | It is commonly accepted that educated deaf people prefer hearing people to use English-based sign and Woodward ( 1973 ) has suggested that the normal form of communication between deaf and hearing people is pidgin Sign English . |
| 26 | Although he is free to use this vote in any way that he chooses , it is commonly accepted that he should vote to maintain the status quo . |
| 27 | Essentially , I am suggesting that what I am calling private metaphors were developed by managers as a means of coping with the dissonance between what is commonly accepted as being management theory and what they thought for themselves it ought to be in actuality . |
| 28 | The papillary area is commonly affected and is therefore the area where biopsies are usually carried out . |
| 29 | Similarly , a company is only making problems for itself by creating a norm of people working extra hours , putting staff under stress which impacts on their home lives and which probably does not achieve greater productivity since it is commonly believed that working beyond 40 to 50 hours a weeks results in time spent which is increasingly unproductive . |
| 30 | It is commonly believed that to be an affective manager , it is necessary to exercise the role of leadership . |